Improvement in furniture-springs



E. A. TURNER. FURNITURE SPRINGS.

No. 195,676, Patented Sept.25,1877

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ER. WQSHINQTON D C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD A. TURNER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN FURNITURE-SPRINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 195,676, datedSeptember 25, 1877; application filed August 9, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. TURNER, of Brooklyn, county of Kings andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inFurniture-Sprin gs, which improvement is fully set forth in thefollowing specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l isa perspective view of a spring made according to my invention. Fig. 2 isan end elevation of a seat having two springs mounted thereon, and Fig.3 is a plan of a seat having three springs arranged thereon, as may bedone with any improved form of springs.

This invention pertains to certain improvements in furniture-springs;and consists, first, in forming the upper end of the coil with arectangular projection, so that when two or more springs are placedtogether side by side the straight side of the rectangular portion willform a straight line on the front edge of the front row of springs, orthe front edge of the seat or cushion thereon; second, the inventionalso consists in combining two or more of the said springs for thepurpose already stated.

At A is shown my improved form of spring; and it consists in forming thespring in the usual manner, either with a single or double cone, asdesired, and then bending the last coil on the top of the spring into arectangular shape, as shown at B, so that when two or more of suchsprings are placed together, as

shown in Fig. 3, their tops may be united by a cord or other suitablefastening, as shown at O, and, when so united, will form a straight lineof wire at the top and front edge of the seat, and thereby hold thecovering of the seat with a firm edge and well-defined outline.

For car-seats or sofas such a springis peculiarly well adapted, as wellas to chairs.

The rest of the seat D may be covered or provided with the ordinarysprings, as at E, and fastened, in the ordinary manner, to each otherand t0 the front row.

It is evident that the rectangular portion of the spring may project outfarther than the base, so that the cushion may be held out over thefront edge of the seat, if desired, and the springs may also be madewider at the top than from front to back, so that a fewer number willfill out the front space from end to end of the seat.

I therefore claim- 1. As a new article of manufacture, afurniture-spring with a rectangular projection at the top, as shown anddescribed, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination,in a seat, of two or more springs with a rectangularprojection at the top, for forming a line of support to the front edgeof the cushion, as described.

EDWARD A. TURNER.

Witnesses:

A. H. NoRRIs, J. A. RUTHERFORD.

